Reflections, shadows, and shade in perspective (Continued)

Reflections, shadows, and shade in perspective (Continued) - 14276_297

Illustrator Draftsman 3 & 2 - Volume 2 Standard Practices and Theory
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Perspective Practices, Continued Reflections, shadows, and shading on perspective (Continued) SHADING: Without shading perspective drawings fail to believably portray reality. Shading finishes and embellishes drawings. Shading helps to describe object outlines and simulate tactile surfaces. Shading on technical drawings should be kept simple and limited to clarifying an object or a picture. When done correctly, shading improves the presentation of display drawings, patent drawings, and industrial pictorial drawings. Working drawings are ordinarily not shaded. Figure 5-28 shows various shadings on different objects. Figure 5-28.—Examples of how shading finishes a drawing. Continued on next page 5-36

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